Presented at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights,
54th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and
In a statement to the Human Rights Council, EHAHRDP calls on the UN and its member states to do more to prevent and respond to reprisals against those who cooperate with the UN human rights system.
Report submitted to the 53rd Ordinary Session of the African
Remarks presented at the 53rd ordinary session of the African
Oral intervention on the report of Special Rapporteur on Human
Dear Friends and Partners, Season’s greetings from East and Horn
(Nairobi, November 23, 2012)– The Kenyan authorities should promptly and
WE, the journalists and human rights defenders from Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia/Somaliland, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, meeting at the Sub-Regional Journalists and Human Rights Defenders Conference organised by the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project in Mukono, Uganda, 12-16th November 2012:
Limited competition in elections for the United Nations Human Rights Council undermines membership standards set for the body by the UN General Assembly, Human Rights Watch, FORUM-ASIA, and the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project said today. Although the General Assembly elected 18 countries to the Human Rights Council on November 12, 2012, only three faced challengers in their bids for a seat.
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